said. The Squire came down and called me upstairs. I went up and
took my place at one side of the window, and the Squire took his on
the other. I had this cudgel in my hand, and the Squire his riding
whip. A ladder was put up against the window, and then someone came
up, lifted the sash up high and got in. There was light enough for
me to see it was young Mr. Bastow. Then the two other prisoners came
up. When the third had got into the room Mr. Bastow said, 'Follow
me, and then you won't tumble over the furniture.'"

"How was it that they did not see you and Mr. Thorndyke?" the
chairman asked.

"We were standing well back, your honor. The moon was on the other
side of the house. There was light enough for us to see them as
they got in at the window, but where we were standing it was quite
dark, especially to chaps who had just come in from the moonlight.
As they moved, the Squire hit the last of them a clout on the head
with his hunting crop, and down he went, as if shot. The man next
to him turned, but I did not see what took place, for, as the Squire
had ordered me, I made a rush at Mr. Bastow and got my arms round
him pretty tight, so as to prevent him using his pistols, if he
had any. He struggled hard, but without saying a word, till I got
my heel behind his and threw him on his back. I came down on the
top of him; then I got the pistols out of his belt and threw them
on the bed, slipped the handcuffs onto one wrist, lifted him up a
bit, and then shoved him up against the bedpost, and got the handcuff
onto his other wrist, so that he could not shift away, having the
post in between his arms.

"Then I went to see if the Squire wanted any help, but he didn't.